The fleet has taken up some speed in the past 24hrs and the VOR65's are heading for Auckland 1'100nm (4 days) away at speeds around 12kn. The leading four boats are sailing closely together within 3,5nm only. 'Mapfre' and 'Dongfeng' at the end reduced the backlog on 50nm.
'AkzoNobel' with Simeon Tienpont NED has reclaimed the first position ahead of Dee Caffari GBR with 'Turn the tide on Plastic' 2nm back. During the day the fleet will finally reach the long-expected southern trade winds.
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